electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
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telephone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | phone, telephone set |
| Type of | electronic equipment |
| Has types | speakerphone, telephone extension, desk phone, dial phone, dial telephone, extension, extension phone, french telephone, handset, radiotelephone, pay-station, wireless telephone, radiophone, pay-phone |
I talked to him on the telephone.
telephone::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | telephony |
| Type of | telecom, telecommunication |
| Has types | telephone call, call, call waiting, call forwarding, voice mail, phone call, voicemail |
telephone::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | call, call up, phone, ring |
| Type of | telecommunicate |
| Has types | cell phone, call in |
| Verb group | call |
| Derivation | telephoner |
Examples of telephone
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Telephone and television service in the business was temporarily out of service.
From the tennessean.com
Obama also spoke by telephone with Kan, White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said.
From the us.cnn.com
Instead, they can use the Nokia or any other telephone to call the NFB-Newsline.
From the usatoday.com
Telephone messages seeking additional comment were left with both of them today.
From the post-gazette.com
Grass-roots NetworksThe best way to communicate is not a telephone or telegraph.
From the time.com
His parents in Cayuga County didn't have a telephone, so he wrote them a letter.
From the democratandchronicle.com
On a good day, she can hold a telephone comfortably for more than a few minutes.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It is worth booking over the telephone to ensure you get one of the newer rooms.
From the telegraph.co.uk
They had received a telephone call and been told that I had thrown the porridge.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds; "I talked to him on the telephone"
- Call: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
- Transmitting speech at a distance
- (telephonist) telephone operator: someone who helps callers get the person they are calling
- A telephone, or phone, is a telecommunications device that permits two or more users to conduct a conversation when they are too far apart to be heard directly...
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